1C Chemical Rxn Flashcards
What is a chemical reaction
Transformation of chemical compounds. The making and breaking of bonds and movement of electrons
Legendre transformation formula
ΔG = ΔH - TΔS
Arrhenius acid base
Acid donates H base donates OH
Bronsted acid base
Acid donates H base accepts H
Lewis acid base
Acid accepts electron pair, base donates electron pair
pKa =
-log10Ka
pKa + pKb =
14
Any acid that is stronger than H3O+ will react with H2O to form
H3O+
Strongest acid that exists in water
H3O+
Bell’s rule
pKa is approximately equal to 8-5n
Amphoteric
Oxide or hydroxide acts as either an acid or a base
Solubility
Like dissolves like
Volume of very soluble
Less than 1 mL/g
Freely soluble
1 - 10 mL/g
Volume soluble
10 - 30 mL/g
Volume sparingly soluble
30 - 100 mL/g
Slightly soluble volume
100 - 1000
Very slightly soluble
1000 - 10000
Volume insoluble
More than 10,000
For low solubility [AaBb]
~ constant
Form more stable complexes with hard bases (hard ligands)
Hard acids ( hard metal cations)
Show a preference for soft bases (soft ligands)
Soft acids (soft metal cations)
If salt MX is added to an aqueous solution containing the solute MY, the presence of dissolved Mn+ ions suppresses the dissolution of MX compared with that in pure water
Common ion effect. The ion M n+ is common to both salts
Example of amphoteric
Aluminum hydroxide Al(OH)3
Loss of electrons
Oxidation
Gain of electrons
Reduction
Aqueous acid conditions
Balance with water and H+
Aqueous basic conditions
Balance with water and OH-
Relationship between G K U for thermodynamically favorable reaction
ΔU > 0, ΔG < 0, K > 1
Nernst equation
Ox + ze- to Redox
K > 1 favors
products
K < 1 favors
reactants
relationship between G and K
ΔG = -RT x ln(K)
In an acid base reaction, the K constant can only be influenced by
temperature
higher pKa is more or less acidic
less
hydrolysis process
chemical itself is not an acid but reacts with water to become an acid
how do you lower the solubility of a salt!
add one of its ions
arrhenius vs bronsted acid
arrhenius donates H to water, bronsted donates H to anything
Which elements for superoxides?
Only heavy Alkalis: K, Rb, Cs
Which elements form peroxides?
H, Na, Ba
oxide oxidation number
-2
peroxide oxidation number
-1
superoxide oxidation number
-1/2
which is easily polarized: hard or soft?
soft
soft lewis acids usually have
high electronegativity, large radii, low charge (+1 or +2)
hard lewis acids usually have
low electronegativity and small radii, high charge (>+2)
soft lewis bases usually have
low electronegativity, large radii
hard lewis bases usually have
high electronegativity, small radii